How do you divide $50, 779 \div 590$ $50,779 div 590$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-21T00:20:32

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Assuming you said: $50 \cdot \frac{779}{590} = \frac{50 \cdot 779}{590}$ $50*779/590=(50*779)/590$
Multiply the top to get $\frac{38950}{590} \to \frac{3895}{59}$ $38950/590\to3895/59$
Dividing gets you $\approx 66.0$ $\approx66.0$
Assuming you said $\frac{50}{\frac{779}{590}}$ $50/(779/590)$
Multiply the reciprocal of the denominator (dividing by a fraction means multiplying by its reciprocal) $50 \cdot \frac{590}{779} = \frac{29500}{779}$ $50*590/779=29500/779$
Dividing gets you $\approx 37.9$ $\approx37.9$
Assuming you said: $\frac{50, 779}{590}$ $\color(red)((50,779)/590)$
$59 \cdot 861 = 50, 779$ $59*861=50,779$ , so you simplify the numerator to that. The denominator becomes 10: $\frac{50, 799 \div 59}{590 \div 59} = \frac{861}{10}$ $(50,799\div59)/(590\div59)=861/10$
Your result can be divided again if you don't want a fraction: $861 \div 10 = 86.1$ $861\div10=86.1$

How do you divide 50,779÷59050,779 div 590?